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US turns stablecoin issuer Tether into a financial weapon against Iran, freezing nearly $500 million
US authorities have used Tether’s control over its dollar-linked stablecoin to freeze about $475 million connected to Iran…
EU sanctions Russian crypto usage for 20th time adding bans on digital rubles and anyone using Russian crypto services
The European Union’s latest Russia sanctions package, its twentieth so far, brings crypto settlement squarely into an already…
US Treasury signals regulated crypto privacy may have a future in the US
Treasury’s mixer language points to a new U.S. line on crypto privacy A new Treasury report says lawful…
Seven internet cables were cut at once — Bitcoin barely noticed, but researchers found a real chokepoint
When seabed disturbances off Côte d’Ivoire severed seven submarine cables in March 2024, the regional internet impact earned…
Russia’s censorship crackdown and WhatsApp ban expose the decentralization gap the crypto industry keeps missing
Russia’s recent messaging crackdown is the cleanest real-world stress test of decentralization in years, and it produced an…
Ledger pages blocked as UK’s crypto crackdown hits education, advertising, banking
UK citizens are currently blocked from viewing certain Ledger blog pages, including an educational post on multisig wallets,…
From red tape to red flags, Britain’s compulsory Digital ID
The UK government under Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced plans to introduce a mandatory digital ID system…
Trump believes NYT harmed his business and reputation, files a $15 billion lawsuit
Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times magazine and Penguin Random House.…
Telegram founder ‘flatly refused’ to censor political content ahead of Romanian election
Social media platform Telegram founder Pavel Durov said he “flatly refused” the request of a Western European government…
Meta adopts ‘Community Notes’ for moderation, wins crypto community approval
Social media giant Meta is replacing its fact-checking program with a user-driven “Community Notes” system, according to a…
